Home: Steveston neighbourhood (Richmond)
Steveston, founded by William Steves in 1889, used to be an important fishing and canning centre with a hard-drinking, rough-and-tumble populace. Today, it’s a fairly charming seaside village that has retained and embellished much of its heritage flavour. Tourists visit the community to see Steveston Wharf, with its great restaurants and some of the best fresh fish in the region. The community is friendly, and shares its great scenery. welcome community spirit; spectacular scenery. The downside is it is at the southwest edge of Richmond, meaning lengthy commutes to Vancouver.
Homes
Homes in Steveston run $750,000-1.1 million; with townhouses running $400-800,000, and condos can cost $230,000-1 million.
There is plenty of variety in housing, with older cottages, character homes and bungalows; new senior-executive homes and waterfront condos.
Schools
Richmond has 41 elementary, 9 secondary and 8 independent schools. Kwantlen College has its campus in Richmond’s core, and offers a variety of two-year programs to an average of 4,000 students.
Shopping
Richmond has several key shopping centres, most clustered along No. 3 Road near Richmond’s city centre, including Richmond Square, Richmond Centre and Landsdowne Park.
Recreation
With its position on the junction of the Fraser River and the Strait of Georgia, recreation is predominated by the water. Garry Point Beach and the fishing village are certainly the focal points. Across the Fraser River is the Reifel Bird Sanctuary, a 400-hectare reserve for migratory birds. The seawall along the western edge of Lulu Island
on the protective dikes is great for running, biking, or inline skating. There is a new entertainment centre near Steveston highway & Number 6 Road, to the east, with a wave pool, waterslides, fitness centre, basketball courts, multiple ice rinks, bowling lanes, 18 theatres and an IMAX. Richmond also has a number of golf courses both public and private.
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